Detectives Probe New Murder Theories In Canton Case
Detectives pursue multiple murder theories in the Mellett case as gaps in dates cloud the trunk rumor. Investigators seek three Canton women witnesses while tracing a missing key man and a carlinked shooting.
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Dennis R. Smith
Mellett
Pat McDermott
McDermott
Grand
Pennsylvania Station
New York
Express
MoeDermott
Canton
Cleveland
Massillon
Peggy Cavanaugh
Catherina Barnes
Thelma Davis
Miss Cavanaugh
Louis Mazer
Baker's Appeal May Result in Cutting Debts
Washington August 31 Newton D Baker former war secretary calls for mutual cancellation of World War debts. The proposal mirrors Clemenceau urging a return to wartime ideals and may reshape how the United States handles European debt. Debate spans Democrats and Republicans with divisions over further cuts and economic policy. The issue centers on fairness and the future of U S financial obligations rather than politics.
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Washington
Clemenceau
Newton D. Baker
Wilson
M. Clemenceau
Baker
Newton PD
Democratic Party
Europe
Borah
Idaho
Mellin
Washington Authority
Nineteen Bodies Recovered After Soviet Steamer Sinking
In Leningrad on August 31 nineteen bodies were recovered from the steamer Buevestnik which sank in the Morskoi canal after a collision. It is estimated 150 lives were lost. The ship, operated by the Soviet government, sank after hitting a stone pier while avoiding a collision with the German steamer Greta. Most passengers perished in cabins as the vessel sank in fifteen minutes at ten o’clock Saturday night.
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Leningrad
Russia
Morskoi Canal
Greta
Town wrecked by earthquake in Azores port city
The town of Horta on Fayal Island in the Azores has been practically destroyed by an earthquake. Lisbon dispatches report many killed and injured as the port town of about 7,000 people suffered extensive damage on the island’s southeastern coast.
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London
Horta
Fayal Island
Azores
Lisbon
Faial
Milk Price Increase Set For Wednesday By Stark Co Producers
At a Monday meeting in the Sanitary Milk Co hall the Stark county Producers association agreed to raise milk prices due to pasture shortages and higher feed costs. Starting September 1 the retail price will be 13 1/2 cents a quart, 7 cents a pint, with Cleveland paying 14 cents more and Akron 16 cents.
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The
Sanitary Milk Co
Producers’ Association of Stark Co
Cleveland
Akron
Man Bound Over to Grand Jury in Larceny Case
Snellin of 1709 4th St NE was bound over to the grand jury on a larceny charge after appearing in muny court Tuesday. J H Heller of 612 Lawnaven and M Foote with no listed address were fined costs and sentenced to 10 days in the workhouse for driving while drunk. Vernan White was fined 20 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace and intoxication.
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Snellin
4Th St NE
J. H. Heller
Lawnaven
M. Foote
Vernan White
Rodgers' Body in Arlington
Arlington, Aug 31. Commander Joan Rodgers will be laid to rest today among the thousands who died serving their country. His body arrives at the gates escorted by marines and blue jackets, the flag draped casket borne by brother officers, lowered into the grave as a 75 member navy band plays and five planes fly overhead.
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Washington
Joan Rodgers
Arlington
Arlinton
Navy
Four Persons Hurt In Auto Crashes Here
Four traffic incidents Monday night left four people injured. Mrs. George Lambert, 428 Market, sustained contusions after stepping from behind a parked car at 3rd and Market. taken to Mercy Hospital. James Pessilla, 12, 920 Thompson SE, suffered brain concussion and a fractured shoulder after being struck by S Lupe’s car. to Mercy Hospital. Curtis Bell, 56, 417 Cresmount SE, knocked down at Beldenay and Tuscarawas St E, with a fractured left leg. Murray Hudson, 21, 1115 Lawrence NE, injured with head and eye lacerations. sent home. Police reports detailed additional minor collisions and a no-signal-turn accident at Lordst and Market.
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George Lambert
Market Ar S
3Rd St
Market Av S
Ben Dwell
Mercy Hospital
James Pessilla
Thompson Et SE
Arnold
S. Lupe
Sherrick Rd SE
Curtis Bell
Cresmount Ay SE
Beldenay
Tuscarawas St E
Murray Hudson
Lawrence Rd
C. T. Kettering
Park Av Sw
McKinley Ay
Tuscara
Lith St
Clarendom
D. Hinton
C. R. Clarke
B. L. McClure
Columbus
Lordst
Market A
Jory
Harrisburgh Rd
Dayton Man Electrocuted During Conveyor Move
Dayton Aug 31 Walter Kuhbander 35 died after a coal conveyor he helped move touched a 6600 volt line. Two coworkers were knocked unconscious trying to free him.
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Dayton
Walter Kuhbander
Quarrels End in Murder Suicide in Flint Yard
In Flint Michigan on August 31 the bodies of Mrs Nancy Woods 34 and her husband Chris 67 were found in their yard near Dartmouth road. Evidence indicates Woods shot his wife and then himself after continual quarrels and a divorce suit filed by the wife.
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Flint
Mich
Nancy Woods
Chris
Woods
Dartmouth Rd
Hudsons Start 1781 Mile Endurance Run to Boston
An endurance run of 1781 miles begins in Canton New York with drivers F A Kerr and H Ray Davis piloting a Hudson Super Six from Rogers Motor Sales. They plan a no stop cross country route via Pittsburgh Philadelphia Trenton New York to Boston with hourly driver changes and no passenger breaks.
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Canton
New York
Boston
F. A. Kerr
H. Ray Davis
Akron
Rogers Motor Sales Agency
Tuscarawas St
Canton Public Square
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Trenton
N. J
Mid-Continent Oil Co
British Miners Riot Over Poor Law Allowances
Rioting coal miners in Midlothian forced baton charges by police after parish council refused allowances. Order restored when council agreed to grant 60 cents per miner.
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Manchester
Eng
Midlothian Parish Council
Midlothian Council
Archaeology Work Continues After Cave Injures Curator
Aug 31 CHILLICOTHE OHIO Prof H C Sherrone curator of the Ohio museum is in the hospital with a broken foot after a section of the Pricer mound caved in. H R Goodwin registrar of the museum takes charge as explorers proceed to uncover another cremated burial of a prehistoric American.
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Chillicothe
H. C. Sherrone
Ohio Museum
Pricer Mound
H. R. Goodwin
New England Business Shows Improvement Across Sectors
The report notes broadened activity in New England with textiles and shoes improving, housing up to 1925 levels, and a surge in auto purchases. Department stores in Northern New England up 3 to 4 percent, Massachusetts stores showing gains, and shoe production running about 17 percent ahead of 1925. Wynn in trouble with labor but still full-time work for 90 percent of operatives.
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New York
New England
New Faeland
Massachusetts
Wynn
Boxer killed by fatal blow in Muncie match
Muncie Indiana August 3 Bill Landis 22 Hartford City boxer died at a local hospital from a skull concussion after a first round knockout by Frank Crouse of Muncie. Crouse is a brother of Culyde Crouse catcher for the Chicago White Sox. Landis was helped to his feet and taken from the ring. Physicians reported a brain concussion and possible skull fracture.
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Muncie
Ind
Bill Landis
Hartford City
Boxer
Frank Crouse
Crouse
Culyde Crouse
Chicago White Sox
Landis
Four Convicts Held At Toledo After Ionia Breakout
Toledo police report four of the 24 Ionia state reformatory escapees captured on a farm near Waushon. The men identified themselves as Franklin Todd and Benton Ford of Toledo, Jake Rubin of Cleveland, and Victor Chickey of Grand Rapids. Ford and Todd were named as leaders in the jail break. authorities followed an anonymous telephone tip.
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Toledo
Michigan State Reformatory
Ionia
Mich
Wauseon
Franklin Todd
Benton Ford
Jake Rubin
Cleveland
Victor Chickey
Grand Rapids
Ford
Todd
Wife Ties Husband With Rope In Domestic Incident
Ed Henry was fined $25 and costs on a drunkenness charge after police found him tied to a clothes line at home. His wife had tied him up claiming he came home drunk and could not move when officer McDonald arrived.
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Federal
W. O. McDonald
George Beresford
James Howard
James Fitzsimmons
Howard
Alliance
Pennsylvania
Stop 47
Canton Police Department
New York City
Canton Police
Cleveland
Western Union
Ed Henry
McDonald
Henrys Hone
Henry
Free plane rides at Ohio optometric convention
A tentative program announced at the Ohio State Optometric Association headquarters plans free airplane rides for every registrant at the annual convention in Dayton next spring. The promo aims to attract attendees as the event gathers details for the lineup.
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Columbus
Ohio State Optometric Association
Dayton
Deposed Chief Metzg ar Fights Dismissal Charges
Joseph Metzgar, formerly a detective and later a patrolman, was fired by Safety Director Earl Hexamer after failing to report for duty in uniform as ordered. He faces insubordination charges and has until Sept 7 to file a written objection.
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Joseph “Fat” Metzgar
Earl W. Hexamer
Metzgar
Hexamer
Metzgear
Jiggs’ Wise
Wise
Lengel
Civil Service Commission
Metzzgar
Ball
Canton
Babe Ruth to vaudeville after world series tour
New York Aug 31 Babe Ruth signs a twelve week vaudeville contract on the Pantages western circuit. He will earn 100000 dollars the largest vaudeville deal to date. The star performs solo starting in Minneapolis with no supporting cast.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Pantages
Wil
Minneapolis
Safe robbed at A. C. Towel Co on 4th Street
The Akron Towell Supply Co safe at 1485 4th St SE was broken into Monday night. About $6 in silver and stock worth $5,000 were stolen. Two insurance policies, a government policy for 1104 and an Ohio state policy for 1000, were taken.
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A. C. Towel Co
4Th St SE
Akron Towell Supply Co
Ohio
Mother Kills 4 Children and Self in San Francisco Tragedy
In a crowded San Francisco room Mrs. Edna Fuller 39 crushed by poverty and hunger locked doors stuffed cracks and turned on gas. Otto Fuller 40 returned home to find his wife and four children dead. Winfield 11 survived and was rushed to UC hospital where doctors fought to save him.
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San Francisco
Aug
Edna Fuller
Otto Fuller
Winfield
University of California Hospital
Lengel to face second civil service hearing this year
The civil service commission announced a hearing for former police chief 5S. A. Lengel on September 8 at 9 15. Lengel seeks appeal of charges by Mayor S. M. Swarts following his February ouster and a prior reinstatement by Janson and Burris. The case trails through appeals as Lengel cites due process and claims of misconduct in police investigations and alleged ties to bootleggers.
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A. Lengel
Civil Service Commission
Lengel
S. M. Swarts
James A. Rice
Price Janson
John W. Burrs
Civil Serviceommission
Janson
Burns
George F. Melbourne
Charles W. Flory
Mellbourne
Flory
Burris
Mellett
Swarts
Hquor
City
Rice
Seret
Daniel von Gunten
Pault Kizman
Ed E. Curtis
Cnvil Service Commission
Common Pleas Court
Court of Appeals
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David Lawrence
Canton Daily News
Esther Lee Motanic
Pocahontas
Muny Court
Rodgers
Hudson
Kerr
Davis
Ohio Mounds
Department Stores
J. C. Royles
Vetzgar
Hex
Amer
Civil Service Board
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